People | Department of History | University of Washington

Amaal Akhtar

PhD Student

19th Century, 20th Century, Caste, Empire and Colonialism, Gender, Language, Nationalism, Popular Culture, Print culture, Social History, South Asia, Urban History

Oya Rose Aktas

Doctoral Candidate

oraktas@uw.edu

Office Hours: AUT 20 - HSTLAC 185: Mondays 10:30-12:30pm (PST), or by appointment.

Empire and Colonialism, Gender, Language, Middle East, Nationalism, Ottoman Empire, Race and Ethnicity, Social History, Violence and Trauma, Women

Jessica Bachman

Doctoral Candidate

jlb49@uw.edu

Office Hours: by appointment

20th Century, Empire and Colonialism, Environmental History, Globalism, International Studies, Literature, Political History, Social History, South Asia, Soviet Union

Jake Beckert

Doctoral Candidate

Jbeckert@uw.edu

Smith 204E

20th Century, American, Capitalism, Comparative Colonialisms, Economic Development, Empire and Colonialism, History of Zionism, Israel/Palestine, Jewish American History, Jewish Studies, Middle East, Race and Ethnicity, Religion

Parul Behl

Graduate Student

pbehl@uw.edu

Gender, History, Middle East, Religion, Sexuality, South Asia

Alika Bourgette

Doctoral Candidate

abourget@uw.edu

American Indian/Native American, Environment, Hawaiian Studies, Indigenous, Labor, Queer Studies

Alvin Bui

Doctoral Candidate

Office Hours: Open to connect over email or LinkedIn

Email: (firstname)(lastname)(at)uw(dot)edu

20th Century, Asian American, Cold War, Diaspora, Digital Humanities, East Asia, Korea, Migration, Modern China, Race and Ethnicity, Refugees, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, War and Terror

Joana Bürger [Buerger]

Graduate Student

joanab2@uw.edu

Smith 204E

19th Century, 20th Century, Empire and Colonialism, Greece, Jewish Studies, Middle East, Migration, Nationalism, Oral History, Ottoman Empire

Jess Cavalari

Doctoral Candidate

jcav@uw.edu

Atlantic World, Caribbean, Digital Humanities, Empire and Colonialism, Environmental History, Globalism, Health, History of Science, Latin America, Medicine

Daniel Cook

PhD Student

Ari Forsyth

Graduate Student

arijaf@uw.edu

19th Century, 20th Century, Comparative Gender, History of Science, Jewish Studies, Migration, Race and Ethnicity, United States, Urban History

Andrew Hedden

Associate Director, Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies

heddena@uw.edu / (206) 543-7946

Office Hours: By appointment.

SMI M266

20th Century, Empire and Colonialism, Globalism, Globalization and the Pacific, Labor, Nationalism, Race and Ethnicity, United States, Urban History

Jamelah Jacob

PhD Student

jmjacob@uw.edu

20th Century, Asian American, Cultural Performance, Culture, Empire and Colonialism, Performativity, Philippine and Filipino American, Race and Ethnicity, United States

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Adrian Kane-Galbraith

Doctoral Candidate

akane14@uw.edu

Empire and Colonialism, Gender, Globalism, Modern Britain, Transgender Studies

Ragya Kaul

Doctoral Student

rkaul@uw.edu

20th Century, Asian American, Empire and Colonialism, Gender, Labor, Migration, Race and Ethnicity, Sexuality, United States

Brendan McElmeel

Doctoral Candidate

bmcel@uw.edu

Office Hours: Wednesdays, 12-1pm or by appointment.

Smith 103A

20th Century, Comparative Gender, Intellectual History, Law, Modern Europe, Russia, Sexuality, Social History, Socialism and Post-Socialism, Soviet Union

Sierra Mondragón

PhD Student

smondr7@uw.edu

19th Century, 20th Century, American Indian/Native American, Feminism and Feminist Theory, Gender, Indigenous, Oral History, Pueblo History, United States, US Southwest

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Frances O'Shaughnessy

Doctoral Candidate

franosha@uw.edu

Office Hours: Mondays at 11am to 12pm and Wednesdays at 2:30pm to 3:30pm

SMI 103 B

African American, Atlantic World, Capitalism, Disability, Empire and Colonialism, Environmental History, Gender, Labor, Race and Ethnicity, Slavery

Ting-chieh (David) Ou-yang

Doctoral Candidate

davidoy@uw.edu

19th Century, 20th Century, China, East Asia, History, Intellectual History

Brian Park

Graduate Student

bjspark@uw.edu

20th Century, Capitalism, Early Modern, East Asia, Empire and Colonialism, Globalism, Japan, Korea, Labor, Social History

Ilsa Abdul Razzak

Graduate Student

irazza@uw.edu

Office Hours: SP24: Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

SMI 214

Early Modern, Ethics, Gender, History, Islamic Studies, Language, Law, Religion, Social History, South Asia

William Sampson

PhD Student

wasampso@uw.edu

20th Century, American Indian/Native American, Oral History, Race and Ethnicity, Seattle, United States, Urban History

Devin Short

Doctoral Candidate

shortda@uw.edu

Office Hours: I do not currently hold office hours but please contact me by email any time.

20th Century, Climate Change, Climate Science, Digital Humanities, Environment, Environmental History, History of Science, Medicine, Philosophy, Public Scholarship, Science and Technology, Space/Place

Jennifer Smith

Doctoral Candidate

jms89@uw.edu

Smith 203A

19th Century, 20th Century, American Indian/Native American, Animal Studies, Empire and Colonialism, Indigenous, Latin America, Pacific Northwest, Race and Ethnicity, Settler Colonialism

Rachel Lanier Taylor

Doctoral Candidate, History
Graduate Intern, Society for History in the Federal Government

rachellt@uw.edu

Office Hours: HSTAA 432: By e-mail Thursdays 10AM-12PM

20th Century, Comparative Gender, Environment, Environmental History, Global Environmental History, Globalism, Latin America, South Asia, U.S. Environmental, United States, Women

Barshana Titir

PhD Student

barshana@uw.edu

19th Century, 20th Century, Architecture, Comparative Colonialisms, Digital Humanities, Empire and Colonialism, Environmental History, South Asia, Space/Place, Urban History

John L. Tran

PhD Student

Kelly Van Acker

PhD Student

vanacker@uw.edu

20th Century, Southeast Asia

Chad Westra

PhD Student

cdwestra@uw.edu

19th Century, 20th Century, Asian American, China, Environment, Japan, Material Culture, Social History

People - Graduate Student